Welcome to the latest update of Fantasy Non-League 2020/21. Today's update covers the period Sunday 2nd January 2021 through to Saturday 9th January 2021.
It is beginning to look like the bottom five leagues in this season's Fantasy Non-League may well not complete the season. That means that the only balls being kicked in the competition at the moment are in the National League, National League North and the National League South. Even those three leagues a struggling along at the moment due to Covid and poor weather. Yesterday saw the fourth round of the FA Trophy take place and only four teams below the National league structure were involved. (Stamford AFC, Peterborough Sports, Hornchurch and Haringey Borough). So only those four will have gained any points yesterday whether it be winning points or of course losing points. If all four of those lost yesterday, then apart from bonuses that could be the final points for the bottom five leagues. All I can say is that the 2020/21 FNL season will continue until the final non-league ball of the season has been kicked. Let's hope that is in June 2021 after the National League play-offs!!
Below is another look at the details on how to make your substitutions.
So, you can send in your substitution choices during the month of January 2021 and then your choices will be activated at midnight on Sunday 31st January 2021. You can swap up to three teams and those three teams must have been included on your entry form back at the start of the competition. Your changes do not have to be like for like as far as the leagues are concerned. For example, you can remove a National League side and replace them with a team from The Mixture if you so wish. So, if you are new to FNL this season this is how the subs work. If you remove Dover Athletic from your team and replace them with say Dartford. All the points Dover have scored up to midnight on Sunday 31st January 2021 are frozen in your team calculations and then every point Dartford score from the 1st of February 2021 up to the end of the season become part of your main score.
Please Note: You can change your Jokers, but if you do this it will count as one of your substitutions.
So, after reading this you are sat there thinking why I should bother to change anything when I am sat in 823rd in the main FNL table. Well, a good reason could be if you make the right changes you could pick up a FNL Manager of the Month award in the second part of the season!! Also, remember that you can pick up £50 for finishing bottom each month. So, if you are nearer the bottom then the top then make some changes that might give you the chance of finishing bottom.
Finally, send the changes you want to make to the FNL Helpdesk either by e-mail, text (I can't take your changes over the phone they must be written down) or by post to FNL Substitutions, Flat 14 Chataway House, Leach Road, Chard, Somerset, TA20 1GH. Please don't send any of your changes to the paper as they might not reach me in time.
Top 3 teams currently leading the January 2021 Manager of the Month.
1. Winchester Exile 272pts (294th)
2. Seasiders 266pts (27th)
3. WednesdayMatt 246pts (330th)
Bottom Off The Back -63pts (807th)
Top 5 teams over the last seven days. (Numbers in the brackets are the FNL Main Table positions).
1. Whisper's Wyverns 175pts (494th)
2. Aldershot Tigers 169pts (338th)
3. The Submerers 162pts (90th)
4. Olympic Liskeard 156pts (102nd)
5. The Cats Whiskers 156pts (27th)
Bottom Cowes Sports Res -52pts (800th)
Top Team in each of the leagues are
Vanarama National League – Torquay United 376pts
Vanarama National North – Gloucester City 317pts
Vanarama National South – Oxford City 269pts
Northern Premier – Mickleover FC 230pts
Isthmian Premier – Worthing 213pts
Southern Premier Central – Coalville Town 221pts
Southern Premier South – Poole Town 240pts
The Mixture – Cirencester Town 283pts
Top Team over the last seven days is Chorley (National League North) with 42pts.
Fantasy Non-League Helpdesk – fnl07544@btinternet.com Phone Number – 07909993854
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